Monument record MDO49554 - Bronze Age round barrow, Lyscombe Hill, Cheselbourne

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Summary

A sub-circular mound is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south west of Lyscombe Bottom, Cheselbourne. It is situated on a prominent southward sloping ridge and may be the site of a Bronze Age barrow. The feature is 15m across and was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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A sub-circular mound is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the south west of Lyscombe Bottom, Cheselbourne. It is situated on a prominent southward sloping ridge and may be the site of a Bronze Age barrow. The feature is 15m across and was digitally recorded during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project. (RAF 1947)


<1> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4366 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21508.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 4366.

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Grid reference ST 7301 0143 (point)
Map sheet ST70SW
Civil Parish Cheselbourne; Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 23 2025 7:27PM

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